Diskless Remote Boot in Linux
Okay kiddo, imagine you have a computer without a hard drive (disk) inside. Instead, it uses another computer's hard drive to start up (boot). This is what we call "diskless remote boot".
When this computer starts up, it talks to the other computer (also called the "boot server") and asks it for some important files that it needs to get started. These files are usually kept on the boot server's hard drive and they tell the diskless computer how to work.
Once the diskless computer has these important files, it can start up its operating system (like Linux). It can even run programs and store files, just like any other computer.
But whenever it needs to start up again, it has to go back to the boot server and get those important files. This is kind of like borrowing a book from the library every time you need it – you can read it and learn from it, but you have to return it when you're done.
So, in summary, diskless remote boot is when one computer doesn't have its own hard drive and instead borrows important files from another computer to start up and run.
When this computer starts up, it talks to the other computer (also called the "boot server") and asks it for some important files that it needs to get started. These files are usually kept on the boot server's hard drive and they tell the diskless computer how to work.
Once the diskless computer has these important files, it can start up its operating system (like Linux). It can even run programs and store files, just like any other computer.
But whenever it needs to start up again, it has to go back to the boot server and get those important files. This is kind of like borrowing a book from the library every time you need it – you can read it and learn from it, but you have to return it when you're done.
So, in summary, diskless remote boot is when one computer doesn't have its own hard drive and instead borrows important files from another computer to start up and run.